Health Effects of Water Pollutants Health Effects of Water Pollutants
The company's Drinking Water Systems are certified to reduce over 50 contaminants of health concern plus chlorine, chloromine (chlorine & ammonia) and Particulate Matter. Included herein is an up-to-date Performance Data Sheet which includes the contaminants for which their Drinking Water Systems have been tested and certified. In addition, below is a summary of the listed contaminants with a brief description of the health concerns which could be caused by drinking water containing those contaminants.
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Contaminant Type of Contaminant Health Effects
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Alachlor Herbicides/Organic Cancer; nervous system
damage
Asbestos Inorganic Cancer
Atrazine Herbicides/Organic Cancer; nervous system
and mammary glands damage
Benzene VOC Cancer, leukemia,
and anemia
Bromodichloromethane (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system, muscle
damage; cancer
Bromoform (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system, muscle
damage; cancer
Carbofuran (Furadan) Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
reproductive system, and
liver damage; anemia,
leukemia
Carbon Tetrachloride VOC Cancer
Chlorobenzene VOC Nervous system, kidney,
(Monochlorobenzene) liver damage
Chloroform (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system and muscle
damage; cancer
Cryptosporidium Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
fecal waste
Cysts (Giardia, Protozoan, Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
Cryptosporidium) fecal waste
2,4-D Pesticides/Organic Liver and kidney damage
DBCP (Dibromochloropropane) Fumigant Reproductive system
damage; cancer
Dibromochloromethane (TTHM) VOC/THM Nervous system and
muscle damage, cancer
o-Dichlorobenzene VOC Kidney, liver, and lung
(1,2-Dichlorobenzene) damage
p-Dichlorobenzene VOC Cancer
(para-Dichlorobenzene)
l,l-Dichloroethane (1,1-DCA) VOC Liver, kidney, and
nervous system damage
1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) VOC Cancer
trans-1,2-Dichloroethane VOC Pending study
1,1-Dichloroethylene VOC Cancer, kidney, and
(1,1-DCE) liver damage
cis 1,2-Dichloroethylene VOC Liver, kidneys, nervous &
circulatory system damage
1,2-Dichloropropane VOC Cancer, kidneys, and
(Propylene Dichloride) liver damage
cis-1,3-Dichloropropane Pesticides Bladder and kidney damage
Dinoseb Pesticides/Organic Thyroid, reproductive
organ damage
EDB (Ethyl Dibromide) Pesticides Reproductive and other
organ damage
Endrin Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
liver damage; anemia,
cancer, heart damage
Ethylbenzene Organic Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage
Giardia Human & animal Gastroenteric diseases
fecal waste
Heptachlor Pesticides/Organic Cancer
Heptachlor Epoxide Pesticides/Organic Cancer
Hexachlorobutadiene VOC Pending study
(Perchlorobutadiene)
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene VOC Kidney and stomach damage
Lead (pH 6.5 and pH 8.5) Heavy Metal Nervous system and kidney
damage; highly toxic to
infants & pregnant women
Lindane Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, liver,
kidney damage
Mercury (pH 6.5 and pH 8.5) Heavy Metal Nervous system and kidney
damage; highly toxic to
infants & pregnant women
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether VOC Suspected chemical
(MTBE) carcinogen
Methoxychlor Pesticides/Organic Nervous system, kidney,
liver damage; anemia,
cancer
Pentachlorophenol Herbicides/Organic Liver and kidney damage;
cancer
Simazine Herbicides/Organic Nervous system damage;
cancer
Styrene VOC Nervous system, kidney,
and liver damage
l,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane VOC Pending study
Tetrachloroethylene VOC Nervous system damage;
cancer
Toluene (Methylbenzene) VOC Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage
2,4,5-TP (Silvex) Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
and kidney damage; cancer
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Pesticides Liver and kidney damage
1,1,1-Trichloroethane VOC Nervous system and liver
(1,1,1-TCA) damage
1,1,2-Trichloroethane Pesticides Kidney, liver, & Nervous
system damage
Trichloroethylene (TCE) VOC Cancer
Trihalomethanes VOC, Disinfection Cancer; nervous system &
by-product muscle damage
(TTHM; Chloroform;
Bromoform;
Bromodichloromethane;
Dibromochloromethane)
Turbidity Coliform, Interferes with dis-
surface water infection, related to dis-
treatment infection by-products
meta-Xylene Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene) Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
para-Xylene Pesticides Nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs, & mucous
membranes
VOC = Volatile Organic Chemicals